Natural hazards are extreme natural events that can cause loss of life, extreme damage to property and disrupt human activities. Human activities can influence how often certain natural hazards ...

Lin’s research areas include Natural Hazards and Risk Analysis, Wind Engineering, Coastal Engineering, and Climate Change Impact and Adaptation. Her current primary focus is tropical cyclone ...

Comment: The flat premiums that the Natural Hazards Commission charges means that safe places subsidise risky places, argues Dr Eric Crampton ...

A study of natural hazards and their effects. Specific attention will be paid to earthquakes, windstorms, flooding, volcanicity, tsunamis and landslips and their impact on people and the environment.

That’s imprudent, because the Arctic’s climate is changing more rapidly than anywhere on Earth. Such rapid warming further ...

Home owners could be asked to fork out up to about $400 more a year to prop up the country’s state disaster insurer. Treasury ...

For the past 25 years, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has helped develop building codes, the construction ...

North Queensland has a history of significant flood events, including one in 2019 that resulted in more than $1 billion in insured losses. Research indicated that proactive planning, improved ...

More information: Ashim Sattar et al, The Sikkim flood of October 2023: drivers, causes and impacts of a multi-hazard cascade, Science (2025). DOI: 10.1126/science.ads2659 ...

A recent study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Ropar, has found that over 45% of Himachal Pradesh is extremely ...

The Iroquois County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan is now available for public review. The Iroquois County ...